Wilfried Paulsen vs Mikhail Chigorin

DSB-02.Kongress · 1881 · French Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Wilfried Paulsen
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event DSB-02.Kongress
Site Berlin
Round 8
Date 1881.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4rrk1/p5pp/3b2q1/2p5/2P1pp2/1P1pR2P/P2B2P1/4QR1K w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Bd3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Qe2 Qb6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qc2 cxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Qc7
  11. 11.O-O Ndxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Bb5+ Kf8
  14. 14.f4 Nc6
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.c4 Ba6
  17. 17.b3 Rd8
  18. 18.Qc3 f6
  19. 19.Nd2 c5
  20. 20.Bf2 Qxf4
  21. 21.Rae1 Kf7
  22. 22.Kh1 d4
  23. 23.Qd3 Bb7
  24. 24.Bg3 Qg4
  25. 25.Nf3 Bxf3
  26. 26.Rxf3 Bd6
  27. 27.Re4 Qg5
  28. 28.Be1 Rde8
  29. 29.Bd2 Qg6
  30. 30.Qe2 Rhf8
  31. 31.h3 f5
  32. 32.Qf1 Kg8
  33. 33.Re2 e5
  34. 34.Qe1 e4
  35. 35.Rf1 d3
  36. 36.Re3 f4

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